GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS AND RESEARCH-PUBLICATION ETHICS/FTE-1110
Course Title: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS AND RESEARCH-PUBLICATION ETHICS
Credits 3 ECTS 6
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Dr.F.Acartürk, Prof.Dr.F.Tırnaksız, Prof.Dr.S.Takka, Assoc.Prof.Dr.Z.Ş.Teksin, Assoc.Prof.Dr.T.İnceçayır, Assoc.Prof.Dr.S.İ.Tamer, Assoc.Prof.Dr.F.T.Demiröz
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/tfigen
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  acarturk@gazi.edu.tr, takka@gazi.edu.tr, tfigen@gazi.edu.tr, zsteksin@gazi.edu.tr, tincecayir@gazi.edu.tr, ilbasmis@gazi.edu.tr, fatmanur@gazi.edu.tr.
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Be aware of why it is so important ethic rules for research and publication
To understand the necessity of ethics committee and to learn their functions
To learn how to apply for an ethics committee
To gain the ability to read the article by querying
To learn to apply for a project
To learn the rules of writing and preparing scientific articles
To learn effective presentation techniques


 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Science philosophy, scientific opinion and basic concepts, definition of scientific research, planning of scientific research, scope of scientific res
2. Week  Critical reading of articles, issues to be considered
3. Week  Scientific research process, scientific research techniques, literature review principles, search engines on WEB, the importance of patent scanning se
4. Week  Identification of research topic, project writing principles, institutions and boards to be applied for financial support of the research, the relatio
5. Week  Evaluation and interpretation of scientific research results (preparing of thesis, writing a report, preparing a project final report)
6. Week  Types of scientific publications (review articles, research articles, case report ext.), journal selection for publication, citation, rules of referen
7. Week  Preparation techniques and rules for oral and poster presentation
8. Week  Preparing a research project as an example
9. Week  The concept of ethics and science ethics, concept of research ethics and publication ethics, ethical problems in scientific studies and publications
10. Week  Publication ethics violations, examples for violations of research and publication ethic problems in the world
11. Week  The concept of ethics in in vitro and in vivo studies, basic principles, ethical rules for in-vivo studies (ethical rules in animal and human experime
12. Week  Ethical principles and rules of scientific publications
13. Week  Regulations and rules on ethical principles of research and publication in Türkiye
14. Week  Preparing an application for an ethics committee report
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Özdamar, K. 2017. Modern Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Nisan Kitabevi, Eskişehir. Kırbaş, D., Çevik, F.E., "Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Araştırma Etiği", Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, 2017. Uçak, Ö, N. ve Birinci, G. H. (2008). Bilimsel etik ve intihal. Türk Kütüphaneciliği 22, 2 (2008), 187-204 https://www.publishingcampus.elsevier.com/websites/elsevier_publishingcampus/files/Guides/Brochure_Ethics_2_web.pdf http://www.tenk.fi/sites/tenk.fi/files/ethicalprinciples.pdf (Ethical principles of research in the humanities and social and behavioural sciences and proposals for ethical review, National Advisory Board on Research Ethics, Helsinki 2009).
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
20
 Assignment
2
15
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
2
15
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
12
2
24
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
4
48
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
0
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
5
5
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
6
3
18
 Final and Studying for Final
13
2
26
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
150
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6
 ECTS: 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Posesses extensive knowledge accumulation on the field of Pharmaceutical Technology, learns pre-formulations of all pharmaceutical dosage forms, formulation designs and in vitro/in vivo evaluations of formulations.X
2Gains the capability of following up novalities in technology, and posesses the capability of literature search, evaluation and interpretation on the fields of Pharmacy.X
3Gains the capability of patent search and evaluation and patenting regarding the formulations of active drug ingredient, dosage forms and preparation technologies.X
4Learns sufficient knowledge on the the field of laboratory, pilot batch and industrial scale productions, quality controls, quality assurance system, good manufacture practice (GMP) and stability assurance of all dosage forms.X
5Learns the knowledge satisfying the capability level for designing original and generic drugs, evaluating process validation and quality assurance.X
6Learns the interpretation, statistical evaluation and practical application of the research results.X
7Posesses the knowledge on new drug delivery systems and posesses the knowledge and capacity on targetting these systems at a level of an expert.
8Learns designing, formulations, preparation techniques, physical and chemical stabilities of biotechnological products.
9Gains the capability of finding solutions to the problems encountered during research. He/she gains the capability of analytical thinking. He/she gains the capability of publishing the experimental results in the national/international journals.X
10Gains the capability of following and interpretion of important wold health organizations (FDA, EMA, ICH and WHO) and official reference books (pharmacopoeia etc.). As a result, he/she transfers his/her knowledge to the field of Pharmaceutical Technology, and develops new approaches.X